Technologist who is looking to add value to the conversation. Sr Director, Information Security & Infrastructure - Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas
Joined March 2009
Paraphrasing @tressiemcphd, “massive change doesn’t mean or equals progress” #edu23
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Best part of #EDU22 is when someone catches you in a random locale & compliments you on running the community group session & expresses interest in joining the steering committee #netowrking
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Standing room only at the #Cloud Community Session #EDU22 | lots of folks looking for help with their cloud journeys
#EDU22 join the Communications Infrastructure & Applications Community Group at 10:15am (after Fireside Chat) in Rm 610/612. Hosting a What’s Happening at My Place session.
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Most important comment today “it takes a year for faculty, students. & staff, to get accustomed on how to use these innovative learning environments” - @JocelynWidmer #EDU22
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Appreciate the passion and energy @JocelynWidmer brings to the conversation about #digitallearning #transformation during the @Zoom #EDU22 preconf
Less than two hours I’ve heard several folks offer appreciation to the #pandemic & how it enabled change or adoption specifically related to #collab #tech #EDU22
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Recommended @ #EDU22: Vantage proudly supports the EDUCAUSE Communications Infrastructure and Applications Community Group Reception, Oct 25, 6:45-8pm, Retreat Area @ Assembly Bar, Lobby Level of the Hyatt Regency. Stop by to have fun & connect w/colleagues!
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Recommended @ #EDU22: “Communications Infrastructure & Applications Community Group Meeting” Join Jon Young & other members to discuss #HigherEd’s challenges w/#EnterpriseCommunication, #collaboration, #mobility, & networking, Wed, Oct 26 events.educause.edu/annual-c…
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Impressive description from @Estherish @ #EC22 session on breed vs suite discussion. | we want “familiarity of your #mobile device w/ the robustness of your #enterprise communication platform”
#UC best-of-Bread vs best-of-Suit can enterprises be more agile to pivot solutions/providers/etc every 3 years? #EC22 | hard to fathom with a 20 year old #PBX
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According to @Frost_Sullivan there are 120 cloud telephony providers in North America #EC22
Love the passion @Vonage’s CEO demonstrates @ #EC22 about conversational commerce and how the are first movers into the next frontier
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Closing out the “Risk NOT moving to the cloud” @ #EC22 panelist are in agreement. “cloud is inevitable”, “don’t wait, figure it out”, “get there as fast as you can”
Risks identified for not moving to the cloud … end of life/unsupported solutions, security vulnerabilities w/ unpatched sw, & talent recruitment issues bc no one wants to work on “old” or antiquated systems #EC22
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“The only way to secure data is not to create data in the first place” - #zerotrust panelist @ #EC22 in response to #password managers or apps that remember passwords.